Spring 2007 AHS Capstone Presentations
Hello!
All Capstone students, whether they took a project or a course, must give a presentation at the end of the semester. Guidelines for these presentations are included below.
You have two choices of dates for this presentation. Please sign up below for the date and time of your presentation. You must be present for the entire session when you are presenting.
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Vote: Should we invite others?
We are faced with a question: should we invite other groups to our presentations or not?
PROS: some students benefit from learning what happens in a Capstone. Many students, faculty, and staff would be fascinated by your projects. Audience members might ask interesting questions or offer valuable feedback.
CONS: we may have lots of questions. This may affect the presenter's confidence level.
Vote: please add your vote along with any comments explaining it to the list below. You can vote to allow everyone, allow nobody, or allow certain groups as you see fit.
VOTES AND COMMENTS:
allow everyone - David B
allow everyone!
I agree, bring it on. The more the merrier. - Andrew H.
Another Yes. -Simon
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1. "Last Day of Class" Presentations on Wednesday May 2, 1:00 PM, AC 218 and AC 318
We can devote the entire last day of class to student presentations. These presentations assume that capstone project students have received feedback on their deliverable and have made good progress in responding to it. Capstone course students may also choose to present their concentration and capstone outcomes on this day as well. We can accommodate up to 20 students on this exciting day. Other AHS faculty will be in attendance, as may random ne'er-do-wells and scallywags.
THERE WILL BE TWO PARALLEL SESSIONS, EACH WITH ONE FACULTY AND A GAGGLE OF STUDENTS.
SESSION A: AC 218 (Diana and some with Caitrin)
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Student |
Time |
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Laura S |
1:00-1:20 |
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Kat K |
1:20-1:40 |
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Matt T |
1:40-2:00 |
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Kristen D |
2:00-2:20 |
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Brendan |
2:20-2:40 |
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Pearl |
2:40-3:00 |
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Sara |
3:00-3:20 |
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Cody |
3:20-3:40 |
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3:40-4:00 |
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Tim |
4:00-4:20 |
SESSION B: AC 318 (Lynn and some with Caitrin)
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Student |
Time |
Topic |
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Alex Dorsk |
1:00-1:20 |
History of Empires |
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Sylvie Boiteau |
1:20-1:40 |
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Juliana |
1:40-2:00 |
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Andrew Hollett |
2:00-2:20 |
Catholicism and Liberalization in Contemporary Spain |
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Ben Hill |
2:20-2:40 |
American Politics |
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Karst |
2:40-3:00 |
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Eric G. |
3:00-3:20 |
Star Trek and the Cold War |
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Zach Brock |
3:20-3:40 |
Artistic Design and Automobiles |
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Michael "J" Siripong |
3:40-4:00 |
Urban Stencil Art |
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Brandon Rowan |
4:00-4:20 |
Politics - International Studies |
3. "Finals Week" Presentations on Friday May 11, 12:00-3:00 PM AC 218 and AC 213
We will meet on Friday May 11 from 12:00 to 3:00 PM for our final final presentations. This is our assigned finals week time period. Capstone project students will be expected to present the final version of their work, and capstone course students can also present their concentration and capstone outcomes on this day. We can accommodate up to 18 students on this thrilling day. Other AHS faculty will be in attendance, as may random vagabonds and rapscallions.
THERE WILL BE TWO PARALLEL SESSIONS, EACH WITH ONE FACULTY AND A GAGGLE OF STUDENTS.
SESSION A: AC 218 (Gillian or Caitrin)
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Student |
Time |
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Lauren H |
12:00-12:20 |
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Robin M |
12:20-12:40 |
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Margaret McCahon |
12:40-1:00 |
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Abbey |
1:00-1:20 |
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Molly MaC |
1:20-1:40 |
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Madge |
1:40-2:00 |
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Mwu |
2:00-2:20 |
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Char |
2:20-2:40 |
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Mel |
2:40-3:00 |
SESSION B: AC 213 (Gillian or Caitrin)
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Student |
Time |
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DJ Gallagher |
12:00-12:20 |
Letters from Open Source |
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12:20-12:40 |
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Simon |
12:40-1:00 |
FIRST Education |
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Rob Q |
1:00-1:20 |
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David B |
1:20-1:40 |
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Dan Rice |
1:40-2:00 |
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Sean McBride |
2:00-2:20 |
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Dan Bufford |
2:20-2:40 |
Chinese Politics???????? |
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Chandra Little |
2:40-3:00 |
Information about Capstone Project presentations
All students are required to present their work to an audience of their peers, i.e., fellow students and your heroic section leader. Each student will have approximately 12 minutes for their presentation and at least five minutes to answer questions from the audience. You need to teach us about your project... what questions did you ask, how did you answer them, what did you learn, how was it significant. Never forget that your audience consists of non-experts!
Organization and focus are essential in this assignment: please plan in advance what you will say and how to make the best use of your 12 minutes. To make this educational for all of us, please consider the following rubrics in preparing your presentation (these will be the assessment criteria). The sucessful presentation will be:
Professional within the context of a discipline [appropriate to context/audience; shows that you understand the material; well-prepared]
Significant and elevates understanding [draws appropriate lessons; helps audience understand the material; educates non-disciplinary experts]
Goal-driven and structured [used audiences' time well; set reasonable and valuable goals; structured the presentation to support the goals]
Supported and effectively analyzed [assertions were supported with evidence; arguments were persuasive]
Well executed with clear, engaging, and efficient mechanics [spoke clearly and appropriately; used A/V support well, if at all; managed time well]
Information about Capstone Course presentations
You finished an AHS concentration a while ago. This semester you completed a capstone "course" that gave you the chance to complete your concentration with some advanced work in an AHS field. This presentation is your opportunity to teach members of the Olin community a little bit about what you learned, and reflect upon your concentration and capstone outcomes.
The AHS community would like to learn about your overall concentration and (more importantly) capstone experience. Consider the following questions:
What were the biggest "take-home messages" for you, in terms of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that you learned throughout this concentration and capstone?
What did you learn in the concentration as a whole? How did the course capstone add to and conclude your concentration? Be specific: teach us about significant content that you learned, skills you developed, works you completed, etc.
Please answer these questions in terms of both disciplinary content, and any lifelong learning conclusions that you reached.
If you completed a major paper or project in the Capstone Course you can take some time to present that work to the audience.
Organization and focus are essential in this assignment: please plan in advance what you will say and how to make the best use of your 12 minutes. To make this educational for all of us, please consider the following rubrics in preparing your presentation (these will be the assessment criteria). The successful presentation will be:
Professional within the context of a discipline [appropriate to context/audience; shows that you understand the material; well-prepared]
Significant and elevates understanding [draws appropriate lessons; helps audience understand the material; educates non-disciplinary experts]
Goal-driven and structured [used audiences' time well; set reasonable and valuable goals; structured the presentation to support the goals]
Supported and effectively analyzed [assertions were supported with evidence; arguments were persuasive]
Well executed with clear, engaging, and efficient mechanics [spoke clearly and appropriately; used A/V support well, if at all; managed time well]